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Herpes simplex keratitis in central India: Clinical types, treatment patterns, and outcome measures

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology
Purpose: Report clinical subtypes, treatment details, outcome, and recurrences in herpes simplex keratitis (HSK). Design: Retrospective, observational study.
Samrat Chatterjee   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current diagnostic tools and management modalities of Nocardia keratitis

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2020
Nocardia species are an uncommon but important cause of keratitis. The purpose of this review is to discus previous published papers relation to the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis and management of Nocardia keratitis.
Mohammad Soleimani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Keratitis

open access: yesBioscience Reports, 2001
Corneal inflammation or keratitis is a significant cause of ocular morbidity around the world. Fortunately, the majority of the cases are successfully managed with medical therapy, but the failure of therapy does occur, leading to devastating consequences of either losing the vision or the eye.
openaire   +2 more sources

Treatment-Resistant Bacterial Keratitis: Challenges and Solutions

open access: yesClinical Ophthalmology, 2020
Bacterial keratitis is an important ophthalmic emergency and one of the most common causes of corneal blindness. The main causes of treatment resistance in bacterial keratitis are failure to eliminate predisposing factors, misdiagnosis and mistreatment ...
S. Eğrilmez, Şeyda Yildirim-Theveny
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A single-centre retrospective observational study of fungal keratitis in Poland with a review of findings in Europe

open access: yesAnnals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Introduction Fungal keratitis is a severe condition which may lead to blindness. Fungal keratitis, also known mycotic keratitis or keratomycosis, has worldwide distribution, but is more common in tropical climates compared to moderate zones.
Katarzyna Ewa Nowik   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case series: Delayed diagnoses of Acanthamoeba keratitis

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020
Purpose: To describe two cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis in contact lens wearers misdiagnosed as Herpes simplex keratitis. Observations: Case 1 is a 54-year-old male that was misdiagnosed with Herpes simplex keratitis who developed advanced Acanthamoeba ...
Moon Jeong Lee   +5 more
doaj  

Hexokinase‐2 as a Therapeutic Target: Alleviating Herpes Simplex Keratitis Through Metabolic Reprogramming

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV‐1) infection triggers metabolic reprogramming in corneal cells, shifting from mitochondrial respiration to aerobic glycolysis with marked upregulation of Hexokinase‐2 (HK2). This study identifies HK2 as a therapeutic target: inhibiting HK2 with lonidamine significantly reduces viral replication and promotes corneal ...
Dan Jiang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Treatments for Bacterial Keratitis

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmology, 2012
Purpose. To review the newer treatments for bacterial keratitis. Data Sources. PubMed literature search up to April 2012. Study Selection. Key words used for literature search: “infectious keratitis”, “microbial keratitis”, “infective keratitis”, “new ...
Raymond L. M. Wong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fungal keratitis

open access: yesClinical Ophthalmology, 2011
What is the most appropriate management of fungal keratitis?Traditionally, topical Natamycin is the most commonly used medication for filamentous fungi while Amphotericin B is most commonly used for yeast. Voriconazole is rapidly becoming the drug of choice for all fungal keratitis because of its wide spectrum of coverage and increased penetration into
openaire   +5 more sources

Mainstream Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Contemporary Ophthalmology

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This review explores the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in ophthalmology, focusing on four key data types: medical imaging, electronic health records, robotic‐assisted surgery, and genomics. It examines the structural features, use cases, clinical goals, and evaluation metrics of various AI algorithms, while also introducing emerging ...
Shiqi Yin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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